Linda Hunt

The painting above and newly listed are painted with Finetec watercolors.  The paper used is a black watercolor paper and because the paint is shimmery there is a beautiful low shimmer to all of the paint.  It is lovely and I am wholly captivated by it.  The paint is a formation of mica which is ground to a very fine powder which is then mixed with pigment and the binder is gum arabic.  It is a very simple mixture and in its' simplicity is very elegant.  There is a limited palette of colors but enough to produce a wide avariance of colorful paintings.  Above in the title the title of each piece is listed in the decending order.  All paintings are for sale on my website..... www.lindahuntfineart.com

I revisited this painting and now I love it.....12"x12" on board.....oil

Moving right along.....this is oil and is 10"x 8".....will be for sale when dry  www.lindahunt.etsy.com

This oil painting and oil crayon with graphite is painted on a panel and is 12"x 12"x 1/8".  I am moving right along in my class and enjoying it very much.  In many ways I feel as though I have come home.

Not finished but well on its' way.

Moving right along.....

With this abstract what I was working with was color and mark making.  I like how it cam out and am excited to continue.....the class has given me guidelines to kind of follow.....greatclass....by Mark Daniel Nelson......look him up....fabulous teacher and artist.

Awww the tulips were in the grocery store ad I couldn't resist.  I bought the creamiest ones I could find........12"x 12"......canvas.....oil..... www.lindahuntfineart.com ...........I am reminded over and over again just how important the initial layout of a painting is.  Accurate, yet loose drawing in the beginning and then establishing your pattern of values.  I have been using Vermilion and Alizarin Crimson to to the drawing and light washes of values.  I like this because the color is easily absorbed into the painting.  I purposefully kept the color range narrow.  It is funny where one finds inspiration for a color scheme.  I took it from the cover of the latest Living Magazine.  It worked beautifully. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. Rumi

Procreate painting

Yes, another Procreate creation painting   llllooovvveee this program...too fun.....huge sale going on in my Etsy store..... www.lindahunt.etsy.com

Ink on Yupo paper....

All throughout South Carolina on back roads in rather remote areas you can find these abandoned shacks and homes.  This one is an old barn and shed.  I loved the weathered look and the greenery which had overgrown the area.  This painting is right off the easel and is WET....it will nor ship until after May 1st 2018.    I laid in a red orange ground on this canvas and then painted over it.  I loved the greens against the warmth of the shed.

Reworked this painting and am greatly pleased with the result.When do you know when a painting is done.  I used to have an instructor in school that said "when a painting breathes on its own...you know the painting is done."  I think you can just feel it when it is complete........... The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

Moving right along....still had to do this one twice.....I must remember that a light touch is required and not to draw the image in first....no, no , no....it is important to make marks spontaneously as you see each value and contour line.  I am looking at the drawing of Sargeant.....good place to start? “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” – Chinese Proverb

Busy day today..... The Greater The Storm The Brighter Your Rainbow......                                                                                                       unknown

All available in my Etsy shop.... www.lindahunt.etsy.com .........enjoying watercolor right now......

This is part of the final assignment in Dennis Perrin's class....'The Secrets of Painting Light'...loved every minute of it and can honestly say I learned to paint......

I applied the Dennis Parrin method of painting with this painting and am very happy with the way that it turned out.  I have learned so much and definitely encourage anyone to take the course if you are so inclined....you won't be sorry.